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PSNews - The Ministry of Information and Communications on July 4 announced that, some 39.18 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients.

PSNews - Recently, Nguyen Tu Quang, Chairman of BKAV Corporation informed that, the latest versions of "Made in Vietnam" Bphone B86 provide features reserved for online sellers.

The Information Security Department, under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), and BKAV on December 6 announced their plan to organize the WhiteHat Grand Prix 06, a contest on cyber security, officially sponsored by the MIC.

Vietnamese computer users suffered a record 14.9 trillion VND (637.6 million USD) in damage from viruses this year, an increase of 21 percent from 2017, according to a cyber security assessment report released by Bkav Technology Group this week.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a decree asking businesses to enhance customer information privacy after an alleged breach of mobile retail chain The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) revealed personal information of more than five million customers.

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, in collaboration with the BKAV Technology Group, will organise WhiteHat Drill 05, a network safety rehearsal, on May 9 to tackle the coin-miner virus.

Vietnam’s leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced that Vietnamese users lost some VND12.3 trillion (US$540 million) in 2017 due to viruses.

Facebook Messenger is reported to be under attack in recent days by a new virus.

PSNews – After its first success, Bkav continued to release its second mask that is able to bypass the iPhone X’s Face ID feature using stone powder.

The news about BPhone 2, or the second version of the first high-end made-in-Vietnam smartphone, has emerged on technology forums.

PSNews-The WhiteHat Grand Prix 2016, with the participation of 500 teams from 52 nations, was successfully concluded on December 20.